Crazy Rich Asians (film)

Crazy Rich Asians
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jon M. Chu
Screenplay by	Peter Chiarelli Adele Lim
Based on	Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Produced by	Nina Jacobson Brad Simpson John Penotti
Starring	Constance Wu Henry Golding Gemma Chan Lisa Lu Awkwafina Ken Jeong Michelle Yeoh
Cinematography	Vanja Černjul
Edited by	Myron Kerstein
Music by	Brian Tyler
Production companies	SK Global[1] Starlight Culture[1] Color Force Ivanhoe Pictures Electric Somewhere[2]
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	August 7, 2018 (2018-08-07) (TCL Chinese Theatre) August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15) (United States)
Running time	121 minutes[3]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million[4]
Box office	$239 million[4]

Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu, from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel of the same title by Kevin Kwan. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh. It follows a Chinese-American professor, Rachel, who travels to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick and is shocked to discover that Nick's family is one of the richest families in Singapore.

The film was announced in August 2012 after the rights to the book were purchased. Many of the cast members signed on in the spring of 2017, and filming took place from April to June of that year in parts of Singapore, Malaysia and New York City. It is the first film by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Chinese descent in a modern setting since The Joy Luck Club in 1993. Despite such praises in the United States, the film was also criticized for casting biracial actors over fully ethnically Chinese ones in certain roles. Additional criticism was also directed at the film for failing to acknowledge Singapore's multiracial demographic by including other Singaporean ethnic groups—such as Malay and Indian actors—as characters, as well as perpetuating stereotypes of East and Southeast Asians.

Crazy Rich Asians premiered on August 7, 2018, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles and was released theatrically in the United States on August 15, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. A major critical and commercial success, the film grossed over $238 million on a budget of $30 million, making it the highest-grossing romantic comedy of the 2010s, and received high praise for the performances of its cast, the screenplay, and production design. The film received numerous accolades, including the 76th Golden Globe Awards nominations for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Wu. It received a nomination at the 50th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Motion Picture. It also received four nominations at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards, winning one for Best Comedy, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Two sequels, based on the novel's follow-ups China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems, are in development.